CLIMATE CHANGE
To what extent has the change in climate affected the Earth and its inhabitants
INTRODUCTION
Climate change is the change in weather conditions on our planet. It can be caused by biotic processes, solar radiation and volcanic eruptions. Since the industrial revolution humans have been consuming natural resources in extremely large quantities. This has led to increase in noble gases and aerosols in our environment which in turn has led to global warming. Due to these actions areas on earth have had significant changes in their climate and have faced extreme weather conditions.
Global perspectives
Bangladesh
Bangladesh is trapped between the Himalayas in the north and the encroaching Bay of Bengal to the south. Bangladesh is most vulnerable to natural disasters due to the frequency
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Burning of fossil fuels and using gases that get trapped into the atmosphere has had adverse effects on earth and its habitants.
Case analysis
Global perspectives
Causes:
Countries like Bangladesh, Sudan and Tuvalu face the most adverse effects of climate change even though they do did not contribute to it like other countries. Countries like China and India where industrialization is high are the ones who contribute to global warming. Both of these countries release millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere but the effects are felt internationally. The rising temperature of earth has caused the polar ice caps to melt which led to many floods in Bangladesh, rise in sea level in Tuvalu and droughts in Sudan
IMPACTS
BANGLADESH
Bangladesh experiences different types of Natural Disasters almost every year because of the Global Warming as well as Climate Change impacts, these are:
Floods / Flash Floods (Almost 80% of the total area of the country is prone to